Cheeseburn Sculpture launched the Gillian Dickinson North-East Young Sculptor of the Year award last September which comes with £5,000 to create a brand new sculptural work for the garden and gallery near Stocksfield.
Cheeseburn has seen steady growth since its official opening almost 18 months ago. This award is the result of a partnership with the Gillian Dickinson Trust initiated by the founder of Cheeseburn Sculpture, Joanna Riddell.
More than 20 artists, aged 18 - 25 years old, applied and the shortlist of 10 sees four of the region’s universities represented.
“Our shortlist features students or recent graduates from Newcastle, Northumbria, Teesside and Sunderland universities,” said curator at Cheeseburn, Matthew Jarratt.
The successful 10 will each receive £300 to develop a proposal for a sculpture or installation to be sited at Cheeseburn this autumn.
They are: Amy Thompson (fine art, Sunderland), Anthony Hensman (fine art, Newcastle), Dan Gough (glass and ceramics, Sunderland), Harry Fletcher (Kingston University, London) Hope Stebbing (fine art, Northumbria), James Railston (fine art, Sunderland), Katy Curran (fine art, Teesside), Lauren Drummond (fine art, Newcastle), Oliver Perry (fine art, Northumbria), Rene McBrearty (fine art, Newcastle).
Visitors to Cheeseburn this spring will be able to see the proposed installations and sculptures before a selection panel announces the winner at a special event on Saturday, May 28.
2016 promises to be another exciting year for Cheeseburn which has also attained charitable status.
Joanna Riddell, owner of Cheeseburn Grange in which the sculpture garden is set, said: “We are very pleased to be able to showcase the work of these fine, emerging artists within the grounds of Cheeseburn and with the generous support of the Gillian Dickinson Trust.”
Cheeseburn aims to become a leading destination for sculpture through exhibitions, artistic projects and the development of a collection of contemporary sculpture unrivalled in the region.
Cheeseburn Sculpture will open for its first weekend of 2016 on Saturday, April 30, and will open on all three days of the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the gardens by picking up a map on arrival (or downloading from the website cheeseburn.com).
The tour should take around an hour and is free of charge, though donations to the charity are encouraged. Home-cooking and refreshments will be available to buy.
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